Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-09
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Gathered From Our Exchanges.
Jonesville is to have another carriage
factory.
The Flint natural gas company has been
organized.
Michigan crops are below the average
up to date.
Standish is to have a $40, 900 Catholic
church and So, 600 school house.
1t cost William Wyman of Ludington
$50 for shooting deer out of season.
Major Lowell Hall, one of the pioneers
of the Grand River Valley, is dead.
The Commercial house and barn in Gay
lord were destroyed by fire June 1st.
July 1st the free delivery system will be
extended to Adrian, Ann Arbor, Muske-
gon and Saginaw.
William a. Butler of Detroit has been
elected corresponding secretary for the
American fisheries society.
Fire destroyed large portion of Dan
Bleyker's factory in Kalamazoo the other
morning. causing loss of S22, 600.
Will McNair of hudson died the other
day from the effects of severe kick re-
ceived from horse in the pit of the stom-
ach.
S. s. Brady and Dan Vanderbeck OF
GratiOt county have gone to Ohio to claim
about 500, 900 left them by their grand
father.
Investigation of the affairs of Judge
Folett of Grand Rapids indicate that
forgery must be added To that of embez-
element.
Frank Kruse 30 years old was accident
ally and fatally shot while handling a re-
vOlver at the Lake Angelina mine, few
days ago.
The address before the Kalamazoo col
lege literary societies commencement
week will be by the Rev. +. Il. Fairfield
of Manistee.
Samuel Wilkes, an engineer on the Du-
luth, South Shore ~ Atlantic, was run
over 10y his engine at Ishpeming, lie died
the next day.
Arthur Gales, insane, who was sent TO
the Pontiac asylum from East Saginaw in
1874, has fallen heir to a large estate in
Lapeer county.
The Knights of Pythias of the state will
have reduced railroad rates to their annual
encampment at Kalamazoo, which com
mences June 81.
The Mackinaw lumber company has
contracted to furnish the Minneapolis,
Sault Ste. Marie IL Atlantic railroad 10O,-
900 railway ties.
Jake Sammons of Cheboygan became
temporarily insane and was sent to the
hospital. lie deliberately refused to take
food and starved to death.
1t is complained that the insurance adj
justers, in settling the Lake Linden losses,
are discriminating unfairly against the
smaller and poorer policy holders.
Dynamite is being used i'm the effort to
raise the bodies of the people drowned In
Little Traverse bay on the 22d ult., but so
far only fish have been thrown up.
The lumber output from the Saginaw
river has decreased steadily for the past
three years, while the shipments of lath
and shingles have increased heavily.
A 5000 mare belonging to John Welch
of East Saginaw, come i'm contact with a
barbed wire fence, and was so badly in
jured that it was necessary to shoot the
beast
Lamphere's battery will hold its next
reunion at Coldwater Aug. 10. All COM
rades are already cordially invited TO be
present, as it is desired to have a big time,
this time.
Acting Secretary Muldrow has decided
that the lands on Bots Blanc island, Reed
City land district. Michigan. are not
swamp lands, and therefore the state of
Michigan has no claim OH them.
Gabriel IIaug and Henry Reno neigh
boring farmers i'm Sharon, Washtenaw
county, had quarrel. during which Haug
was struck on the head with gun and
fatally injured, his death resulting the
next day.
In an accident on the Michigan * Ohio
railroad near Marshall, about year ago,
Mr.. A. =. Cook of Jackson county was
severely injured. He has just received an
award of $1,000, the case having been
given to referee.
Thos. Forsyth. while binding wheat in
the field last fall at Harrsvlle, I'm some
manner poisoned his wrist. His hand and
arm became swelled to twice the normal
size A week ago he went to Ann Arbor
for treatment, but II is too late.
Government contracts have been award
ed to Aldrich & Phillip, prison broom man
ufacturers of Jackson, for $50 dozen
brooms and 90 dozen whisks for the Indian
reservation: and to Wilmington Il Cooley
for hoes, grain cradles and scythe snaths.
Mrs. May s. Knaggs and Mrs. s. w.
Elliott have been elected members of the
school board in the ninth ward in Bay
City, to fill a vacancy, without opposition.
This is the first time In the history of the
city that woman has been elected to a
public office.
Lyman ID. Follett of Grand Rapids,
Probate Judge Of Kent county, Is de-
faulter TO the amount of several thousand
dollars, and has absconded. He has for
some time been specializing in wheat OPP
tons and has lost heavily. His downfall
creates great surprise.
The i4-year old son Of John Craft OF
Muskegon, while stealing q ride ON
freight car at the NJ, G. X. a. |. yard,
slipped or was bumped off. and the cars
ran over him, taking of both legs between